Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A thick-walled diploid or multinucleate spore formed by the union of similar gametes in certain fungi and algae.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, a spore formed in the process of reproduction in some algæ and fungi by the union or conjugation of two similar gametes or protoplasmic masses: called
isospore by Rostafinski. Also zygosperm, zygote. Seespore , conjugation, 4 (with cut).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
zygosperm . - noun A spore formed by the union of several zoöspores; -- called also
zygozoöspore .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany A
zygosperm . - noun botany A
spore formed by the union of severalzoospores .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a plant spore formed by two similar sexual cells
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Examples
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After a long period of rest, this zygospore allows the whole of its contents to escape as a swarm-spore, which after a time secretes a gelatinous wall, and by division reproduces the sixteen-celled family.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 Various
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_I_, development of the zygospore of a black mould,
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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The zygospore thus formed germinates after a long period and forms a new filament of cells.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 Various
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The product of the union of two zygoblasts is termed a _zygospore_.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 Various
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These free-swimming cells, which apparently are formed only to reunite with each other, are called zoöspores, while the organism which results from their fusion is known as a zygospore.
Taboo and Genetics A Study of the Biological, Sociological and Psychological Foundation of the Family Melvin Moses Knight 1934
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The zygospore thus formed slowly increases in size, until it in its turn develops a new generation of zoöspores.
Taboo and Genetics A Study of the Biological, Sociological and Psychological Foundation of the Family Melvin Moses Knight 1934
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Which of the following reproductive structures is incorrectly matched with the group in which it is found? a. zygospore - zygomycetes
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In poor environments, members of the genus may also reproduce sexually to create a zygospore that sinks into the sediment at the bottom of the body of water, where it waits to emerge until more propitious circumstances arise.
unknown title 2009
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Which of the following reproductive structures is incorrectly matched with the group in which it is found? a. zygospore - zygomycetes
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In poor environments, members of the genus may also reproduce sexually to create a zygospore that sinks into the sediment at the bottom of the body of water, where it waits to emerge until more propitious circumstances arise.
unknown title 2009
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